RxSight Announces Appointments to its Board of Directors
11 Août 2021 - 2:05AM
RxSight, Inc., an ophthalmic medical device company, today
announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of
Directors effective as of the closing of the Company’s initial
public offering on August 3, 2021. The three appointments,
including Robert (Bob) Palmisano, Robert Warner and Julie Andrews,
joined directors J. Andy Corley, William J. Link, Ph.D., Juliet
Tammenoms Bakker and Ron M. Kurtz, M.D. Concurrent with the new
appointments, the Company announced the resignations of four
long-serving board members Bruce Robertson, Ph.D., Daniel Schwartz,
M.D., Christopher Cox, and Rick Wolfen.
“We are excited to welcome Bob, Robert and Julie to the RxSight
Board of Directors as we move forward as a public company focused
on improving patient vision after cataract surgery. Their shared
values and collective expertise across commercial operations,
finance and strategy will play a crucial guiding role in the next
phase of growth for RxSight®,” said J. Andy Corley, Chair of the
Board of Directors. “We also would like to thank Dr. Robertson, Dr.
Schwartz, Mr. Cox and Mr. Wolfen, each of whom have been critical
to the successful growth and transition of RxSight from a
developmental stage company to commercial stage company that is now
transforming cataract surgery by giving doctors and patients the
ability to customize their vision to fit their needs.”
Mr. Palmisano served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Wright Medical Group, Inc. from 2011 to 2020, ev3 Inc. from 2008 to
2010, IntraLase Corp. from 2003 to 2007, and Summit Technology Inc.
from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Palmisano serves as Chairman of the Board of
Priveterra Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: PMGMU) and previously served
as the Chairman of the Board of Avedro, Inc., and on the boards of
directors of Wright Medical Group Inc., ev3 Inc., IntraLase Corp.,
Osteotech, Inc. and Abbott Medical Optics, Inc., all publicly held
companies, and Bausch & Lomb, a privately held company. Mr.
Palmisano holds a B.A. in Political Science from Providence
College.
Mr. Warner served as President and General Manager of Alcon
Vision Care Franchise from 2015 to 2018 and as President, Alcon
U.S., and Canada from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Warner was a member of the
Alcon Executive Leadership Team for over 10 years and led the Alcon
transition from Nestle to Novartis majority ownership. Mr. Warner
currently serves on the board of directors of two private medical
device companies, i Lumen Scientific and as Chairman of EyeYon
Medical, and is also a board member of GRACE, the Grapevine Relief
and Community Exchange. Mr. Warner holds a B.S. in Chemistry from
Pace University and an MBA from Rutgers University.
Ms. Andrews served as Senior Vice President, Global Finance, as
Chief Accounting Officer and in other leadership roles at Wright
Medical Group, Inc. from 2012 to 2020. Prior to joining Wright
Medical, Ms. Andrews spent 14 years at Medtronic, Inc., including
serving as Vice President, Finance (Business Unit CFO) for
Medtronic’s $3.5 billion Spine and Biologics business. Ms. Andrews
is currently on the board of directors of Priveterra Acquisition
Corp. (Nasdaq: PMGM), a healthcare focused special acquisition
corporation and serves as the chair of its audit committee. Ms.
Andrews received a BS in Accounting from Indiana University NW.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release
contains “forward-looking statements,” including improving patient
vision after cataract surgery, with respect to the new board
members providing a future guiding role to the growth of RxSight,
the growth of RxSight and RxSight transforming cataract surgery.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks
and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We
caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this
press release is not a guarantee of future events, and that actual
events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the
forward-looking information contained in this press release. In
addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “plan,”
“seek,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,”
“believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or variations
thereon or similar terminology. Any forward-looking information
presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release,
and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the
occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
About RxSight, Inc.RxSight, Inc. is a
commercial-stage medical technology company dedicated to improving
the vision of patients following cataract surgery. The RxSight
Light Adjustable Lens system, comprised of the RxSight Light
Adjustable Lens (LAL®), RxSight Light Delivery Device (LDD™) and
accessories, is the first and only commercially available
intraocular lens (IOL) technology that enables doctors to customize
and optimize visual acuity for patients after cataract surgery. The
LAL now features ActivShield™ technology, a revolutionary UV
protection layer built into the lens.
Investor contact:Philip Taylor Gilmartin
Group415.937.5406IR@rxsight.com
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